will gompertz, bbc news. that's it. emily is here with newsnight in ten minutes.ews where you are. good evening, i'm asad ahmad. tonight a special report on ‘county lines‘. it's when organised criminal gangs groom mainly young people to deliver drugs to areas outside london. it's been found that during lockdown, when demand was said to be "very high", dealers disguised themselves as key workers to avoid detection. thousands are thought to have been recruited to supply drugs to dozens of areas around the country, with a key route being hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what some of the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political strategist jo tanner, and author and journalist, rachel shabi. thank you both forjoining us on wednesday evening. let's start with the daily telegraph. it says the uk prime minister has defied calls for an easing of covid restrictions, insisting that the only w

will gompertz, bbc news, plymouth.o today, on the 23rd march, that the prime minister put the uk into complete lockdown, telling everyone to stay at home to protect the nhs and save lives. now, with the latest measures coming into force, possibly lasting another six months, our correspondentjon kay has been assessing the public‘s mood in weston—super—mare. deep breath, and... choir sings. for six months, ben has had to hold choir practice online. he's made a success of it. injune, we reported on his internet version of handel's messiah. but this is no substitute for human contact, and tonight he and his singers are facing another six months apart. it is tough, there's no doubt. there's a lot of people out there who are hurting. if we could click our fingers and make this all go away, every single one of us would. how much have you missed it? more than i can say, jon. more than i can say. the staycation boom meant weston—super—mare had a better summer than many feared. but autumn is now here. when we filmed this hotel i

will gompertz, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.e to bbc news. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the home affairs editor of evening standard, martin bentham and deputy political editor at the press association, harriet line. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the telegraph looks at the announcement of the uk's newjob support scheme by the chancellor, rishi sunak, which replaces furlough due to end on the 31st of october. the front page of the financial times, also focuses on the new scheme which sees the treasury subsidise people who work at least a third of their usual hours. a winter of rising unemployment. the guardian writes of rishi sunak‘s warning as he unveiled the job support scheme. "now it's time to live without fear." a different angle from the daily mail which says the chancellor has upsta

will gompertz has more.se of third time lucky for the 33—year—old london born musician, winning the prestigious award for his third album, which earned him the nomination. it was a happy ending toa the nomination. it was a happy ending to a prolonged period of self—doubt for the singer—songwriter. always been kind of worried about my place in the musical landscape, where i fit in the musical landscape, where ifit in, all those kind of questions. and with this one, i kind of made a decision i wa nted kind of made a decision i wanted to not really worry about those things and create my own land, you know? # shine your light... the album has a song cycle approach, blending one track into another as the singer x —— explores issues like identity. they aren't protest songs, but they have something to say.” aren't protest songs, but they have something to say. i want to see black players, black conductors, not just to see black players, black conductors, notjust in the boxes we are used to seeing, ourselves in musi

will gompertz, bbc news. now on bbc news: talking movies. brook — and as the us presidential election campaign gathers momentum, welcome to our cinema and politics edition of talking movies. president trump reportedly likes a hollywood classic, citizen kane. joe biden has expressed the fineness of the british period drama, the king's speech. we've been exploring the movie preferences of the presidential candidates and what they may signify. murray, one small thing... yeah? when you bring me out, can you introduce me asjoker. the moviejoker, the origin story for batman's biggest nemesis is among the films reportedly shown in the white house screening room during president trump's tenure, as our steven spielberg's pentagon papers drama, the post, and the musical drama the greatest showman. but nobody for certain knows how these films resonated with the president, but out on the streets, new yorkers believe they have a sense of what movies donald trump really likes. i think president trump would probably like titanic, something like that. defin

0ur arts editor, will gompertz, was watching. the controversy and the accusations of wetness prompting, perhaps, the u—turn — britannia did finally rule the airwaves. and so tradition prevailed over those who thought the words too imperialistic for this day and age. but it wasn't quite business as usual at this year's last night. it was a proms without promenaders, with a pared down, socially distanced bbc symphony orchestra, and barely a flag or a hat in sight. mozart's marriage of figaro plays. some blamed — wrongly, she said — any suggested changes on the night's finnish conductor, dalia stasevska, who started the programme with mozart's marriage of figaro. she said she simply wanted to use music to bring people together. williams‘ the lark ascending plays. the scottish violinist, nicola benedetti, a late replacement for a poorly soloist, played vaughan williams‘ romantic pastoral favourite, the lark ascending. # and did those feet in ancient time # walk upon england's mountains...# the talking point of the night is likely to

our arts editor will gompertz reports.ecome known in bath. "she was described as the angel..." dame rose tremain reading from her latest novel, islands of mercy — one of thousands of new books being published this autumn in a series of so—called super thursdays when publishers release books en masse with the hope of one of them becoming a christmas hit. it is a case of throwing mud against a wall and seeing what sticks. i think there has been an element of that, of publishing too much because nobody is making the right aesthetic judgments about what is really good and what isn't really good. i am all for new voices being encouraged and debut writers, as they are called, but i think there is this kind of mid—list where there is a lot of mediocrity. there is certainly too much publishing and not all books will succeed, but on the other hand the sheer richness of what is being published allows book—selle rs to sift amongst them and cure rate amongst them and to read. there have been many great novels where the author has not

will gompertz, bbc news.and slam final with coronavirus restrictions, the japanese fourth seed clawed her way back into the match after dropping the first set 6—1. the win means the 22—year—old maintains her perfect record in grand slam finals, having won all three times she has reached the championship match. on sunday, dominic thiem and alexander zverev will compete for the men's title. a quick reminder of our top story: the afghan government has called for an urgent ceasefire with the taliban, at the start of long—awaited peace talks in qatar. the head of the afghan delegation, abdullah abdullah, said war had no winners. but the taliban dismissed the ceasefire demand. that's it from me. get me anytime online. i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. bye—bye. hello there. on saturday, we finish the day with some pretty big weather contrasts. now, across england and wales, we had a sunny day, and it was a fine end to the day as well. this was one of our weather

will gompertz, bbc news. that is it for this edition. plenty more on the website. hello. t before we get skies like that, particularly in england and wales where you are close by this weather front, not a lot of rain on it but there will be a fair amount of cloud. that takes the time to pull his way a little bit further towards the south and from the word goal, scotland and northern ireland in the far north of england are far and brighter, wanted to show is coming through on a breeze. elsewhere, in for a pretty dry day. eventually, we break up the cloud in the south in the rain really dies away. humid across the southeast and elsewhere temperatures mid—teens to about 20 degrees. through the evening, we dragged her less of that cloud away towards the near continent, that time of the year where the nights are longer and the skies are clear. —— we drag the rest of that cloud away. somewhere on the eastern side of scotland will get down to three or 4 degrees. a cool start to thursday, but there is shaping up to be a decent day for many parts of the british isles, suddenly to s

will gompertz, bbc news.at the age of 77. one of jamaica's most influential musicians, he helped popularise reggae in the 19605 with songs like pressure drop, monkey man and funky kingston. he even claimed to have coined the genre's name, on 1968's do the reggay. hibbert‘s family said he had died on friday. you're watching bbc news. we'll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers the broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford and john rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. waiting for my picture. they've got rid of it. doesn't look like me, you see. here is your weatherforecast with chris. hello there. on saturday, we finish the day with some pretty big weather contrasts. now, across england and wales, we had a sunny day, and it was a fine end to the day as well. this was one of our weather watcher pictures sent in from the surrey area. thanks to debbie w for that. further north in scotland's stirling, it was a soggy saturday,

will gompertz, bbc news. that's it for now. let's have a look at the weather with nick miller.in fact, all parts of the uk recording somewhere with a temperature above 20, but some spots into the mid—20s saw plenty of sunshine across parts of eastern scotland, whereas in the west, it's been turning wetter. this cold front is about to move south across the uk into tomorrow, and that's bringing cooler and fresher air with it. now some rain then for scotland and northern ireland to end the day, running in the parts of northern england and north wales as the night goes on. it's to the south of that where we hold onto a lot of cloud, and mild, muggy air with some spots around 15—16 celsius as we start the day tomorrow. this is a cold front, this area of cloud and rain weakening all the while as it moves further south during the day, not a whole lot of rain left on it. won't clear from the south of england until right at the end of the afternoon. but behind it, you've got the sunshine — and it is a cold front, so behind it, you get the cooler, fresher air moving in with a few bluster

will gompertz, bbc news. —— prize—winning artist. that's it for me., the weekend isn't looking too bad. it's still going to be fairly chilly, particularly across eastern areas of the uk — with the wind blowing off the north sea. not a completely dry weekend because there are 1—2 showers in the forecast as well, but for the vast majority of the country, it should be dry. now, this is the more recent satellite picture. here's that nasty low pressure in the southern north sea that sent gale force along the north sea coast. we had gusts up to 67 mph near grimsby. now, the winds will still blow very hard during the course of the evening and night, and, actually, throughout the weekend, not as strong, but still very strong. elsewhere across the uk, the winds will be lighter and in fact, across scotland and northern ireland, light winds here and clearer skies. so temperatures will dip down to close to freezing, especially outside of town. so, this is what it looks like on saturday then. the vast majority of the country wakes up to sunshine, pretty chilly con

in on her majesty's secret service in a career spanning more than sixty years. 0ur arts editor will gompertzh, unsha keably cool, thoroughly independent emma peel in the 19605 hit spy—fi series the avengers. she wasn't one to stand for any nonsense, on—screen or off. so, when she discovered she was being paid less than the cameraman on the show, she decided to have a word. i don'tjoin generally the main body of feminism, but i have always said that i thought equal pay gets you a long way to be treated equally by a man. mister and mrs james bond! from agent peel to 007‘s mrs, the only woman to make an honest man out of bond. dame diana rigg was, at heart, a classical actor who trained at rada and learned her craft at the royal shakespeare company, working alongside the likes of laurence olivier,

in on her majesty's secret service in a career spanning more than sixty years. 0ur arts editor will gompertzol, thoroughly independent emma peel in the 1960s hit spy—fi series the avengers. she wasn't one to stand for any nonsense, on—screen 01’ off. so, when she discovered she was being paid less than the cameraman on the show, she decided to have a word. i don'tjoin generally the main body of feminism, but i have always said that i thought equal pay gets you a long way to be treated equally by a man. mister and mrs james bond! from agent peel to 007‘s mrs, the only woman to make an honest man out of bond. dame diana rigg was, at heart, a classical actor who trained at rada and learned her craft at the royal shakespeare company, working alongside the likes of laurence olivier, albert finney and vanessa redgrave. i know she was fabulous in the avengers and very sexy and all those necessary things, which came to her easily, but the point is she was a brilliant actress and she was fun. will i be interfering with his majesty's obligations? i sincerely hope so! friends spoke of her courage, her

major boost for the area in difficult times and put the city on the cultural map. 0ur arts editor will gompertze cantilevered structure known as the box, a £47 million regeneration project that unites plymouth‘s art collections, archive and museum under one enormous roof. we want to put plymouth on the map. we have some fantastic collections, we have an amazing history, we've got some amazing stories to tell. we often hide these stories under a bushel — we want to reveal that. there are themed state—of—the—art galleries including a permanent natural exhibit featuring a large woolly mammoth, not excavated locally but fabricated in hollywood. and a space dedicated to the city's seafaring heritage, including a display acknowledging the part plymouth played in the slave trade, and one on the exploits of sir francis drake. and then there's the 400th anniversary of the mayflower. this is a scaled replica of the famous ship the mayflower, which set sail from plymouth to the east coast of america 400 years ago. on board were 102 christian separatists. only half of them made it through the winter. insid

symphony 0rchestra, which he used to lead, and is now facing an uncertain future. 0ur arts editor will gompertz the city of birmingham symphony orchestra, but it is currently closed. leaving the orchestra to take up residence in a warehouse in the south—west of the city. they're here to perform their celebratory centenary concert. they'll be playing in front of tv cameras rather than an audience, but at least the band is back together. i realised just through this huge amount of creativity crisis, just how important playing music is. notjust because of that incredible excellence, or being on tour, or being on world—class platforms, or being rated best amongst the world, but actuallyjust because it makes people feel better and i think that's a really powerful thing to be able to do. so simon rattle is back to conduct the orchestra he led for 18 years and is clearly happy to be with them again, but he is also deeply concerned with the impact covid has had on the performing arts. it's not ridiculous to say that the future of music is at stake and still at stake, that we can really make this transi

in 'on her majesty's secret service' in a career spanning more than 60 years. 0ur arts edito, will gompertzma peel in the 1960s hit spy—fi series the avengers. she wasn't one to stand for any nonsense, on—screen all of. so, when she discovered she was being paid less than the cameraman on the show, she decided to have a word. i don'tjoin generally the main body of feminism, but i have always said that i thought equal pay gets you a long way to be treated equally by a man. mrand mrsjames bond! from agent peel to 007‘s mrs, the only woman to make an honest man out of bond. dame diana rigg was, at heart, a classical actor who trained at rada and learned her craft at the royal shakespeare company, working alongside the likes of laurence olivier, albert finney and vanessa redgrave. i know she was fabulous in the avengers and very sexy and all those necessary things, which came to her easily, but the point is she was a brilliant actress and she was fun. will i be interfering with his majesty's obligations? i sincerely hope so! friends spoke of her courage, her feistiness and her wicked sense of h

our arts editor will gompertz looks back at her life.n the 1960s hit spy—fi series the avengers. she wasn't one to stand for any nonsense, on—screen 01’ off. so, when she discovered she was being paid less than the cameraman on the show, she decided to have a word. i don'tjoin generally the main body of feminism, but i have always said that i thought equal pay gets you a long way to be treated equally by a man. misterand mrsjames man. mister and mrs james bond! from agent peel to 007‘s mrs, the only woman to make

major exhibition of her works goes on show at the national gallery in london, as our arts editor will gompertz400 years old now but was only in her early 20s when she painted this self—portrait as st catherine of alexandria. she was considered one of the greatest artists of her age in florence, revered by everybody, including the mighty medici. so she was incredibly successful incredibly early. but she had had the most terrible start to her career. artemisia gentileschi produced this painting

here's our arts editor will gompertz. beverley knight performing at the london palladium injuly.s a way of persuading the government to allow theatres to fully reopen. but it was all to no avail. the show did not go on. and so, today, he was in front of a select committee of mps once again making his case for theatres. we just simply have got to get our arts sector back open and running. britain is the leader in world theatre in my view, in many, many ways, and we really, really have got to use this opportunity not only to say we want to get the sector open but to demonstrate to the world how it can be open. a musical like phantom of the opera takes months of preparation before it can be staged, hence the call for more theatre owners asking for the government for a date in the future when it thinks reopening might be possible. that way, they say, plans at least can start to be put in place. andrew lloyd webber isn'tjust arguing for his own shows in his own theatres, he's making a much broader point about theatre in general, and particularly its economic value to city centres. you

will gompertz, bbc news. it is actually not too bad across parts of east anglia and the south—east.you are dry, though, this is only way. this weather is more typical across the country at the moment. in leicestershire, before something a little brighter i in the west later on. if you heavy showers. that is played out on the radar chart at the moment. you can see the persistent rain across scotla nd see the persistent rain across scotland and england and wales. all pushing its way northwards and eastwards. the heaviest rain doesn't arrive until after nightfall. in the west, while we see some afternoon shower the limerick sunshine, there will be heavy and from the showers. —— afternoon sunshine. overnight, rain eventually clears away from east anglia and the south—east and could persist across the bar south—east of scotland. clear skies developing elsewhere and a fresh night tonight compare with no ground, south—west scotland, they could be a touch of frost. fairly cloudy and patchy rain to the north—east of scotland to begin with. rain could clip east anglia and the south—east, but

here's our arts editor will gompertz. beverley knight performing at the london palladium in july.alladium injuly. the concert was put on by andrew lloyd webber as a way of persuading the government to allow theatres to fully reopen. but it was all to no avail. the show did not go on. and so, today, he was in front of a select committee of mps once again making his case for theatres. we just simply have got to get our arts sector back open and running. britain is the leader in world theatre in my view, in many ways, and we really, really have to use this opportunity not only to say we wa nt to this opportunity not only to say we want to get the sector open but to demonstrate to the world how it can be open. a musical like phantom of the opera takes months of preparation before it can be staged, hence the call for more theatre owners asking for the government for a date in the future when it thinks reopening might be possible. that way, they say, plans at least can start to be put in place. andrew lloyd webber isn't just start to be put in place. andrew lloyd webber isn'tjust arguin

colin paterson, bbc news. 0ur arts editor will gompertz is in london's west end.isa it is a pretty dramatic warningm is a dramatic warning. i think the point is andrew lloyd webber is talking about much more than his own theatres and his own productions, he is talking about more than theatre. he is talking about the role theatre plays in the economy and ecology of city centres up and down the country. i am standing in shaftesbu ry, country. i am standing in shaftesbury, west end. the cafe is empty, the hotels are empty, the shops are empty. his point is if you do not open the theatres, those shows are shut. there is no reason to come into the west end and everything else collapses. this scene is being replicated throughout the country. one restaurant owner i spoke to in bellingham said, i do not know why i opened before they open the theatre because it is not worth my while. it is notjust an issue for theatres, it is for city centres around the country. he said £1 . 575 centres around the country. he said £1.575 billion the government has set aside to help the art

our arts editor will gompertz has more. # don't hesitate. ..# it was a case of third time lucky for theto a prolonged period of self—doubt for the singer—songwriter. i've always been kind of worried about my place in the musical landscape, where i fit in, all those kinds of questions. and with this one ijust kind of made the decision that i wanted to not really worry about those things and create my own lane, you know? # my hero now...# kiwanuka is at times upbeat and funky, at others introspective and soulful. there are hints ofjimi hendrix—inspired psychedelic guitar, of bill withers' sunny optimism and bob dylan's poetic lyrics. a lot with an album, you'll love it and then there might be a song that feels a little bit subpar compared to the rest. there is no dud moment in this album. it's a complete body of work that is consistent throughout. it is a musically adventurous, meticulously produced album by a royal academy of music dropout turned mercury prize—winning artist. will gompertz, bbc news. # solid ground...# an african pouched rat called magawa has been awarded a gold medal fo

0rchestra, which he used to lead, and has reunited for the first time since lockdown. 0ur arts editor, will gompertze symphony 0rchestra but it is currently closed. leaving the orchestra to ta ke closed. leaving the orchestra to take up residence in a warehouse in longbridge. they're here to perform the celebratory concert, bilby plank from the tv cameras rather than audience, but at least the band is back together. i realised through this huge amount of creativity that is demonstrated through this crisis, just how important playing music is. notjust for how long that excellence or being on tour and being in world—class platforms being rated best amongst the world, but actually just making people rated best amongst the world, but actuallyjust making people feel better and i think that is really important thing to do. leaving for 18 years, he is very happy to be with them again, he's also very concerned with the impact that covid—19 is against the performing arts. the future of music is at sta ke arts. the future of music is at stake and still at stake. that we can really make this transition into wh

will gompertz, bbc news. # solid ground...# and the mercury music prize winner michael kiwanuka willough some of the fantastic archive that we have made up fantastic archive that we have made up from fantastic archive that we have made upfrom our fantastic archive that we have made up from our show in the last 26, 27 yea rs, up from our show in the last 26, 27 years, the things he likes and the things that have inspired him. so we will be talking to him tonight. 27 yea rs, 55 will be talking to him tonight. 27 years, 55 series... maybe they should make a statue of me and put it outside the public... at deptford broadway. 55 series, that's mind blowing. it's a wonderful thing. it's captured all this incredible music. it has captured some people at the very beginning of their careers and some people at the height of their powers, and some people before they have left this world. it's a fantastic archive for ever now that has been built up, which i think we are all very proud of. i will ask you the most awkward question to answer, your own highlight, jools. if i let you pick three top h

will gompertz, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello.ng its way eastwards at the moment, it does mean that if you're in the west of the country things brighten up a little bit through the rest of today, one or two heavy, maybe thundery, showers developing. it is on this weather front were the most persistent rain and strongest rain can be found, especially as it pushes towards the east of england. not particularly cold, but further west turning fresher and brighter for a west turning fresher and brighter fora time, west turning fresher and brighter for a time, but some of those showers could be heavy and thundery as we see the day out. overnight, persistent rain in the east will clear. showers from the west will push their way in combining with more rain across eastern scotland later. in the west were clearer skies, the greater chance of some frost into the morning and a fresh start tomorrow for all. some rain may clip east anglian in south—east, more persistent rain and the far east of scotland before brightening up. east of scotland be

will gompertz, bbc news.. a good night. in a very different way it looked spectacularlj a good night. in a very different way it looked spectacular. i think the royal albert hall looks spectacular even if there is no—one in it. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. leaked documents from the department of health show that coronavirus is spreading through care homes again according to the sunday times. the paper says a memo sent to the health secretary's team lists care homes in bristol, nottinghamshire, wiltshire and wolverhampton as among the worst hit. the observer front page has a photo and tribute to the designer sir terence conran, who has died at the age of 88. his family says he was a visionary, who revolutionised the way we live in britain. the scottish mail leads with a picture of what it describes as an "alarming scene" showing thousands of shoppers in glasgow city centre yesterday despite lockdown measures. the paper says covid cases in scotland have hit a 4